50, 52 George Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 13 January 1966. Classical tenement. 2 related planning applications.
50, 52 George Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- quartered-portal-frost
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1966
- Type
- Classical tenement
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Circa 1775; later alterations at ground. 3-storey and attic 5-bay (4-1) classical tenement with shops built out at ground. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings; channelled quoins to left, rusticated quoins to right; eaves cornice. Dentilled cornice at ground; at centre panelled door to upper floors with rectangular plate glass fanlight; flanked by later 19th century canted shopfronts (much altered). 2 earlier 19th century canted piend-roofed dormers to left.
Rubble return elevation to W with rebuilt rendered nepus gable and applied stack.
Rubble rear elevation with projecting gable; Venetian window to W bay; apex stack.
Timber 12-pane sash and case windows. Roof piended to W; grey slates.
INTERIOR: not seen 1995.
Detailed Attributes
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.